Prolonged hand pressure is not recommended for umbilical hernias in newborns, but the hernia can be pushed back by gently pushing the protruding part with your hand. Umbilical hernia is a common symptom of newborns, is a congenital umbilical developmental defect disease, with age, the degree of reduction, the majority of cases can be healed within 2 years of age, a small number of cases can not be healed need surgical treatment. Because the skin of the abdominal wall at the umbilicus is relatively weak in newborns, the abdominal contents can protrude from the umbilicus when the intra-abdominal pressure increases due to crying, coughing or constipation. In the case of umbilical hernia, do not use your hands to press hard, not only can not play a good effect, but also will cause the newborn to experience pain. Parents need to observe that if the newborn only has an umbilical hernia, and there are no other symptoms, such as digestive symptoms, you do not need to worry too much, because the umbilical hernia may be self-healing before the newborn is two years old, and if it is not self-healing, it is necessary to go to the hospital for surgical treatment.